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Old 6th December 2025, 20:36
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Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
Colleagues.
I found a contradictory entry from November 13, 1943, about the loss of a No. 47 Squadron Beaufighter LX928/D.
Shot down by fighter attacking convoy near Leros. Starboard
engine on fire.
Drove ashore on Agios Nikolaos beach after being hit by return fire in a bomber engagement. Squadron Leader Stanley Muller-Rowland Sqn
Leader (pilot) and Lieutenant Commander J. D. Andrews were rescued by a fishing boat and returned to their unit via Turkey.

Shot down by Ltn. Emil Clade 7./JG27 N Levita.
https://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-co...1941-19464.pdf
Please help me determine the cause of this aircraft's loss. If I understand correctly, it was a joint mission with No. 603 Squadron to Leros, where No. 603 Squadron also lost an aircraft LX977/Z due to engine failure.

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Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
47 Sqn's F540 is here:

https://discovery.nationalarchives.g...ils/r/D8412487

Clade's claim was 0855hrs while 47 Sqn was airborne 1340-1830hrs
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It won't open for me. Maybe it's blocked in Ukraine?
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It won't open at all. The power and communications situation in Ukraine is extremely poor right now. I can't even open many of the stashes I've been making for a long time. That's why I'm asking for help.
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Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
According to the F540 it was return fire from the Ju 88; quite a descriptive account of what happened
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Thank you. The only details I'm interested in are the participants, time, location, and outcome of the fight.
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Re: Cause of death of Beaufighter LX928/D
All these details are in the F540. If you PM me your email address, I will download, scan and email to you
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If I understand correctly, it was a joint mission with No. 603 Squadron to Leros, where No. 603 Squadron also lost an aircraft LX977/Z due to engine failure.

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This aircraft crashed south of Crete at 10:42. The takeoff was at 07:00. It was probably a morning sortie by 603 Squadron, and Klade made his claim based on the encounter at 08:55.
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No sightings of enemy aircrfat were seen according to the ORB and that they ditched due to engine trouble
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